"Missionary zeal does not grow out of intellectual beliefs, nor out of theological arguments, but out of love. If I do not love a person I am not moved to help him by proofs that he is in need; if I do love him, I wait for no proof of a special need to urge me to help him."

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Source : Roland Allen, David M. Paton (2012). “The Ministry of the Spirit: Selected Writings of Roland Allen”, p.35, The Lutterworth Press

Roland Allen

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“I have a heart, says science, but I am a monster, says society.”
“You've got to be very cognizant of the correlation between social media links and business because they don't always correlate as highly as people would like.”
“When you have something so important, something that you'll stay awake for, something you know that you were designed to do, well, it's worth getting a few dark circles, don't you think?”

Source : Joan Bauer (2009). “Peeled”, p.158, Penguin
“Growing up in England, you're sort of spoiled, in a way. You sort of take it for granted that within a half-hour's drive, you could be walking around a stately home from the 1700s. It's not very hard to do - in California, you've got to take a flight!”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“It is rare to find an established community of Christians that encourages radical expressions of following Jesus. The natural conservatism of institutions is deeply rooted in the desire to survive, and that desire colors and limits the way they read the Bible and how they see God functioning in the world.”

Source : Michael Spencer (2010). “Mere Churchianity: Finding Your Way Back to Jesus-Shaped Spirituality”, p.125, WaterBrook
“Words are the motes of thought, and nothing more.”
“When I'm with you, my world is complete. When I touch you, I understand the meaning of life. When I lost you, I completely shattered. You. Own. Me.”

Source : Abbi Glines (2013). “The Vincent Boys Extended and Uncut Collection: The Vincent Boys -- Extended and Uncut; The Vincent Brothers -- Extended and Uncut”, p.408, Simon and Schuster
“Just as bees make honey from thyme, the strongest and driest of herbs, so do the wise profit from the most difficult of experiences.”

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